<p>Ecologists have long sought to uncover the mechanisms behind large-scale, macroecological patterns in the distribution and abundance of species. Macroecological patterns are often attributed to the dynamics of dispersal ...

The effects of fishing gear on the seabed are well documented. This study specifically
investigates the use of dredges and trawls, which are two of the most commonly towed fishing
gears both in the U.S. and abroad. These ...

<p>A pervasive aspect of daily life is searching for a specific target amongst an array of distracting items. Studying such visual searches offers a useful and powerful tool for revealing the underlying aspects of visual ...

<p>Intervertebral disc (IVD) disorders are a major contributor to disability and health costs. Disc disorders and resulting pain may be preceded by changes which first occur in the nucleus pulposus (NP) region of the IVD, ...

<p>It is increasingly evident that evolutionary processes play a role in how ecological communities are assembled. However the extend to which evolution influences how plants respond to spatial and environmental gradients ...

<p>The Immunity-Related GTPases (IRGs) are a family of dynamin-like proteins found in vertebrates that play critical roles in cell-autonomous resistance to bacteria and protozoa. The IRGs are divided into two subfamilies, ...

<p>A central theme in animal ecology is the study of the relationship between ecology and behavior. This dissertation demonstrates how ecological parameters, particularly food and weather variables, correlate with ranging, ...

<p><bold>Backgrounds</bold></p><p>Chronic non-communicable disease has become the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in China, and the growing burdens of NCDs pose a tremendous challenge to economic growth. And since ...

With 55.5% of the nation’s high school students participating in athletics, it is valuable for educators to understand how athletics affect students’ educational aspirations. Educational aspirations are the strong desires ...

<p>As an increasingly prevalent chronic disease, diabetes represents one of the fastest growing health burdens to both the developed and developing world. In an effort to improve the management and treatment of diabetes, ...

<p>Land use histories affect the rate and pattern of soil nutrients at regional and global scale. However, former studies have rarely focused on soil trace elements (B, Mn, Zn, Cu and Fe). In this study, we aimed at the ...

<p>The fatty acid linoleic acid has been identified as a potential mediator of atherosclerotic plaque development. Treatment of monocytes with linoleic acid leads to an increase in monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells ...

<p>Previous research into accounts--the statements that people make to explain undesirable behavior--has looked at either the target's reactions to accounts or the transgressors' account strategies, but has not looked at ...

<p>The effect of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training on experimental measures of attention and emotion regulation was assessed. Two laboratory based measures of attention and emotion regulation were employed. ...

<p>This dissertation consists of three studies exploring the effects of natural disasters in North Carolina on the longer term outcomes of children. The first study looks at the effect of prenatal natural disaster exposure ...

<p>Rising atmospheric CO2 concentration, currently about 390 ppm, causes climate change and is expected to reach 500 ppm or higher this century due to human activities. Soils are the largest terrestrial pool of carbon, ...

This study tested the hypothesis that increases in per-vehicle entrance fees at United States National Parks between the years 1996 and 2006 resulted in reduced numbers of park visitors. Analysis proceeded in three stages: ...